Microsoft unveils the Surface Go. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH TUESDAY, JULY 10 2018 By Anthony Ha Microsoft announces a lower-end Surface tablet, Facebook tests AR ads and YouTube fights fake news. Here's your Daily Crunch for July 10, 2018. 1. This is Microsoft's $399 Surface Go The Go represents the low end of the Surface line, sort of a halfway point between a convertible device and a standard tablet. Spec sacrifices were made in order to hit the lower price point. Most notably, there's a smaller 10-inch display — but maybe that's a selling point for some users, particularly if you're not looking to do a lot of typing or office work. 2. Facebook is testing augmented reality ads in the News Feed The company showed off ads that incorporate players' faces into Candy Crush gameplay footage, and other ads that allowed shoppers to see how virtual sunglasses and makeup would look on their own faces. Sponsored By: EquityZen The Investment Opportunity You've Been Waiting For. Want to invest in the next potential Uber? Enter EquityZen: a platform for shareholders in private companies to sell their shares to accredited investors. Founded in 2013, EquityZen has already closed over 4700 investments in 100+ companies. Gain access to the private markets, start investing today. Learn More… 3. Snapchat debuts a library of selfie filters This should help users scout out new face filters beyond the ones sitting in the oft-refreshed Lens Carousel. 4. YouTube is fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results In order to stem the spread of conspiracy theory videos and fake news on its platform, YouTube will be inserting context from trustworthy sources into search results about hot topics. 5. The crypto world's latest hack sees Israel's Bancor lose $23.5M Bancor said in a statement that "a wallet used to upgrade some smart contracts was compromised." As a result, the attackers made off with $12.5 million in Ether, $1 million in Pundi X's NPXS token and $10 million in Bancor's BNT. 6. Google Pay rolls out support for peer-to-peer payments and mobile ticketing Most of these updates were announced earlier this year — but now, Google says they're actually going live in the app. 7. Musk's mini sub "not practical" for Thai cave boys rescue Apparently the head of the joint command center for the rescue operation told reporters, "Although [Musk's] technology is good and sophisticated it's not practical for this mission." Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Server Engineer at Imajion Co (Syracuse, NY) Technical Recruiter at Better (New York, NY, USA) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Marketing Specialist at University of Maryland (College Park, MD, USA) Senior Web Designer at University of Maryland (College Park, MD, USA) Strategy Analyst at Game Closure (Tokyo, Japan) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2018 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved.   TechCrunch is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new unified Oath Terms of Service and Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More.